27 weeks pregnant, 91 days to go!

To live up to lofty ideals is NOT easy.  Today, at Goodwill I spent $31.  I promised Phil we would discuss any purchase over $4, but I found three "Crunchy" baby books, three brand new personagirl charms (for Noelle's bracelet!) one of the fisherprice baby toys I wanted for Noelle but never purchased (it has the colorful stacking loops), as well as a roaring Rex plush the attendant promised Noelle she could have (facepalm; she said for free, but there was no precedent and it was not polite.  I regular this location and did not want to be rude).  It was a good bit of loot, but that is NOT the point; I should have gone to the library, organized the toys she has and resisted the personagirl charms.  Ah well.  My best attempt here to serve penance was to list some things on kijiji.  Every dollar has got to hurt, or we will not see progress.  Whether it is a successful exchange is yet to be seen, but clearly I need my morning coffee and routine to avoid craziness.

All that being said, I really did not want to post today.  It is my day off of work, and I woke feeling waterlogged and exhausted.  Yesterday I got some bloodtests back, and the results were not great.  I have not been taking my prenatals.  They make me nauseous.  Instead I have tried to have an amazing diet.  Of course, that did not work.  My iron levels are LOW.  I hope the midwives are not too angry with me.  I take heart in the words of my mother "babies are the perfect parasite, they WILL take what they need from the mother".

These are not heavy or important thoughts, but they are enough to be stressful.  When I am able to pray and mediate, make intentional decisions, and tick all the chores and responsibilities off my mental list there is so much more peace in the day to day operation of this machine.

The books I bought today are;

The Yummy Mummy's Survival Guide by Liz Fraser
Green Babies, Sage Moms; The Ultimate Guide to Raising your Organic Baby by Linda fASSA
The Best Homemade Baby Food on the Planet by Karen Knight and Tina Ruggiero

I am excited to see and perhaps review these books.  We shall see.

Tonight we are hoping to visit a farmers market, figure out fall dance lessons this fall for the almost-three year old, and find alternate iron supplements to take.  It would be great to get a kijiji bite as well, but fingers are not crossed ;P